In October 2008 he was dismissed by President Umaru Yar'Adua on 29 October 2008, with the Minister of Science and Technology Alhassan Bako Zaku appointed supervising minister for the National Sports Commission.
He attended Barewa College, Zaria (1965 - 1971) and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1972 – 1979) where he obtained a B.sc (Ed) degree in 1976, and an M.Ed in 1979.
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He went to the University of Hull, England in 1981, obtaining a Doctorate in 1983 in Science and Technical Education.
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